Senna is a shrub found in India, Pakistan, South China and elsewhere. Its name is derived from the Arabic word "sena," and it has been used in ayurvedic and unani medicines since the ninth century. The shrub grows to a height of approximately two feet, with green stems and pods and yellow, scoop-shaped leaves.
1. Applied in food field, senna tea is widely used to treat constipation;
2. Applied in health product field, to be added into health products to relaxe the bowels;
3. Applied in pharmaceutical field, for the treatment of acute pancreatitis, bacillary dysentery and cholecystitis.
Specification
| Senna Leaf Extract | |
| Latin Name | Cassia Angustifolia Vahl L. |
| Active ingredient | Sennoside A+B |
| Assay | 20% |
| Testing Methord | HPLC |
| Plant Part used | Leaf |
| Odor | Characteristic |
| Appearance | Dark Brown Powder |
| Extract Solvent | Water & Ethanol |
| Sieve analysis | 95% pass 80 mesh |
| Loss on Drying | ≤5.0% |
| Ash | ≤10.0% |
| Bulk Density | 65-75g/100mL |
| Heavy Metal | <10ppm |
| Pb | <3ppm |
| As | <2ppm |
| Hg | <0.1ppm |
| Cd | <1ppm |
| Residual Solvents | Eur.Pharm. |
| Microbiology | |
| Total Plate Count | <10000cfu/g |
| Yeast & Moulds | <1000cfu/g |
| E.Coli | Negative |
| Salmonella | Negative |
Packaging Details:
25kg with double plastic bags inside/Fiber drum outside.
